MSNBC Apologizes for Cheerios Tweet, Fires Employee

MSNBC President Phil Griffin apologized Thursday for a tweet sent a day earlier from MSNBC’s account that took a swipe at conservatives in the context of a new Cheerios ad featuring an interracial couple.

“The tweet last night was outrageous and unacceptable. We immediately acknowledged that it was offensive and wrong, apologized, and deleted it,” Mr. Griffin said in a statement of apology released this afternoon, adding that the person responsible for the tweet had been fired.

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